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Paul Hastings recruits White & Case IP head in London
Ashley Winton, formerly head of IP and IT at White & Case's London office, is joining Paul Hastings on 3 November.
Edwards Wildman reshuffles in London as Cooley speculation mounts
Edwards Wildman Palmer has reshuffled its management team in London as speculation mounts that former office head Nick Bolter could be on his way to Cooley.
Pioneering accountancy firm extends its legal services
A UK-based accountancy firm is planning to offer advocacy services in front of employment tribunals and a broad range of services, including legal advice, on low-end M&A.
Telecoms giant gives employment advice to other businesses
BT, the UK telecoms provider, has begun offering employment legal advice to external businesses just over a year after setting up part of its legal team as an ABS (alternative business structure) called BT Law.
Linklaters tops UK rankings
Linklaters leads the UK100 listing of firms by revenue earnt from the UK last year, showing revenue of £564m - but US firms are making progress further down the table.
Accountancy firm gets green light on probate
An accountancy regulatory body has given the green light to one of its members to carry out probate work, encouraging others to apply for the same authorisation.
KPMG makes ABS innovation in UK
KPMG has just been given an ABS (Alternative Business Structure) license but claims that it will use it to run a multi-disciplinary practice, rather than setting one up for a separate legal arm.
CEO of legal expenses insurer suspended
DAS, the UK-based legal expenses insurer, has suspended CEO Paul Asplin while an investigation is carried out into his relationship with a supplier.
Defamation cases up 23pc in UK
The number of reported defamation cases rose from 70 to 86 over the last year, pushed up by a substantial growth in those relating to social media.
Squire Patton recruits Nabarro projects team
London-based Nabarro partner Robin Baillie, a specialist in infrastructure, is joining Squire Patton Boggs, along with two associates.
US law firms ahead of UK rivals on London starting pay
There are at least 15 US law firms offering higher salaries to newly-qualified lawyers in London than the Magic Circle in the 2014/15 pay year.
Criminal lawyers suffer pay cuts
Criminal lawyers are being asked to take a four per cent pay cut from their bosses just to keep their jobs.
Fried Frank to grow private equity in Europe
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has recruited a new head for its London office who will also be charged with growing its European private equity practice.
Quindell looks forward to £1b of revenues
Announcing that it expects to exceed £750m of revenues this year, the alternative business structure (ABS) Quindell has said it expects to hit £1b 'in due course'.
Freshfields and Linklaters lead UK IPO rankings
In an unusually active period covering the first eight months of this year, when 49 companies joined the main UK stock market, Freshfields acted for more sponsors and Linklaters for more bankers than other firms.
Quinn Emanuel hired for RBS lawsuit
The US firm was appointed by the action group acting for several hundred businesses which claim to have been let down by the bank's global restructuring division.
A&O to boost Belfast support centre
Allen & Overy is to increase the number of people working in its three-year old Belfast support centre by adding 100 extra staff in the next five years.
Fear of ABSs grows among lawyers
Compliance with the regulator is the main problem facing UK solicitors, followed by concerns about ABS (Alternative Business Structures) - a growing area of concern.
Linklaters wins top place in-house poll
Linklaters is top overall in the Legal Business 2014 survey of major companies in the UK, sharing the top ten slots with the other Magic Circle firms and Eversheds, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons, Baker & McKenzie and Axiom.
HSBC departures highlight concern by UK directors
The departure of two directors from HSBC in the UK could be part of a trend in which many other directors stand down, according to lawyers and other advisers.